Sanitary closet-seat.



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SANITARY CLOSET SEAT.

I APPLTCATION FILED my 4, 1915 1 17 498,

Patented Feb. 1, 1916.

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A. L. KLEIN.

SANITARY CLOSET SEAT APPLICATION FILED MAY 4, 1915 1,1?0,498.

Patented Feb. 1, 1916.

wHueoo ANDREW L. KLEIN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

SANITARY CLOSET-SEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1, 1916.

Application filed May 4, 1915. Serial No. 25,791.

. To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that-I, ANDREW L. KLEIN, a. citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in San}- tary Closet-Seats, of which the following 1s a specification. 1 V

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in sanitary to let seats, the primary object of the invention belng the provision of a seat-padapplicable to seats of conventional structure and consisting of a plurality of layers of oiled or-otherwi se chemically treated tissue paper or other sultable material.

A still further object of my invention consists in the provision of a novel, simple and effective means of detachably securing such pads to toilet seats.

A still further object of my invention consists in forming the pads in such a manner that after usefthe uppermost sheet may be readily removed to ex ose a freshand clean surface. And 'a' still urther object of my invention consists inconstrrrcting a sanitary seat pad of the above described character which may be folded to permit its shipment in compact form.

Vvith these and other objects in view, my invention will be more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and then specifically pointed out in the claims which are attached to and form a part of this application.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a conventional form of closet hopper showing my improved seat pad applied to .a seat of conventional construction, Fig. 2

is a top plan view of a conventional toilet seat with my improved pad in place, Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2 showing the tab of the upper sheet of the pad bent up prior to re moval of such sheet from the pad, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one free end of one of the pad forming sheets showing the construction of the tab, Fig. 5 is a view corresponding to that shown in Fig. 2 and illustrating a slightly modified form of construction, Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of the seat and pad showing the method of attaching the form of pad illustrated in Fig. 5, to the seat, Fig. 7 is a top plan view of a still further modified form of sanitary seat pad construction, and Fig. 8 is a sectional View taken on the line 88 of Fig.7, Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 8 -8 of Fig. 7.

In order to insure a clear and accurate understanding of my improved sanitary seat pad and its manner of application, I have illustrated it in connection with a conventional form of toilet seat 10 supported in any suitable manner upon the usual hopper 11. The form of pad illustrated in Figs. 1 to A of the drawings includes a base portion 12, preferably formed of straw-board or other suitable similar material, cut into substantially U-shape to conform substantially to the shape of the front and side portions of the conventional toilet seat, and being proportioned to extend substantially threequarters or more of the way about the seat, leaving an opening at the back. This strawboard base is pressed or otherwise molded to conform to the cross-sectional curvature of the upper face of the seat 10 to wliich it is to be applied and carries a pluralit of layers of oiled or other suitably prepgred tissue paper 13, the peripheral edge of these sheets being stitched to each other and to the base by heavy threads 14:. Fhese sheets 13 of paper forming the body proper of the. pad, at their ends are extended to form tabs or tongues 15 and each sheet is preferably provided with spaced lines of perforations 16 extending from the sides of one tab throughout the circumference of the pad to the corresponding sides of the other tab. Because of this, the sheets may be successively removed from the pad by merely bending up one of the free tabs and exerting strain upon it to tear out the strip 17 formed between the lines of perforations. After this strip has been torn out, it will be clear the side portions of the sheet may be readily folded'down and torn away from;

the threads 14:.

In order to secure the above described pad to the seat 10, the base portion 12 of the pad is preferably provided at intervals with pad to seats of slightly d1 transversely extending strips of sheet metal 19, the free ends of which extend below the Sides of the pad before the latter is applied as shown in full lines in Fig. 3, being capable of being bent upwardly to engage against the lower face of the seat 10 as shown in dotted lines in the same figure. This form of fastening permits the application of the erent sizes and conformations, as the base 12 of the pad while molded to a certain shape or size, is not so rigid as to prohibit or prevent its spreading to accommodate seats of somewhat different sizes and shapes.

In Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings, I have illustrated a form of sanitary seat pad substantially the same as that shown in Figs.

1 to 4:, with the exception that the pad therein shown is constructed to completely cover the seat, being in the form of a closed substantially elllptical ring and includingl' a straw-board base 20 supporting a plum 'ty of sheets of oiled 'tissuepaper 21. These sheets, as shown in Fig. 5, are endless and are stitched to each other and to the base by threads 22 in the manner described previously. In order to provide for the ready removal of sheets from a pad of this nature,

the sheets are provided with spaced U-shaped' clefts or incisions 23 and with a spaced series of perforations 24 connecting the incis1ons.

By grasping one or more of the tabs or tongues 25 formed by the incisions 23, the central portion of the sheet may be readily torn from the remaining portion and the renaining side portions then removed from the pad. r As a means for attaching this form of pad to the seat, I provide the base at suitable intervals with a plurality of spring clips 26,

the free ends of which are inbent somewhat,

as shown at 27 in order that they may engage beneath the side edges of the seat when the pad is forced down upon the seat and thus automatically lock the pad inplace.

In Figs. 7 and 8, I 'have illustrated a still further modified form of seat pad includinga base 30 of straw-board or other suitable material corresponding to the base 12 in that it is adapted to extend only a little over three-quartersof the way around the seat leaving the seat exposed at the back. This base however, is not curved transversely, but is flat as clearly shown in Fig. 8. The pad in this figure includes two portions 31, each portion'being secured to ,one side of the rear ends of the sheets are provided withtabs 34, corresponding to the tabs 15 of the form of my invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4.

The base 30 is preferably formed in two symmetrical portions, the forward ends of which are hingedly connected in any suitable manner as by a strip of fabric 35 secured to the lower faces of the base members at their forward ends by any suitable adhesive. Because of this, it is possible to fold the pad along its longitudinal axis for compact shipment or storage.

In view of the number of modifications which I have illustrated and described, it will be clear that my invention is susceptible to very many minor changes, and for this reason, I do not Wish to be limited to any specific details of construction reserving the r1 ht to make any changes which may fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my'invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A sanitary pad for-toilet seats including a substantially U-shaped base adapted to layers of oiled paper correspondingly shaped secured by their edges to each other and to the base, said sheets at their free ends being formed with extending tongues.

2. A sanitary pad for toilet seats including a substantially U-shaped base adapted to rest upon the front and side portions of a toilet seat, and a plurality of superimposed layers of oiled paper correspondingly shaped secured by their edges to each other and to the base, said sheets at their free ends being formed with extending tongues, and each sheet being formed with spaced series of perforations extending from the tongue at one end to that at the other.

3. A sanitary pad for toilet seats including a base adapted to rest upon a toilet seat, and a plurality of superimposed layers of paper secured by their edges to each other and to the base, each of the sheets being formed with a tongue and with lines ofperforations extending longitudinally of the sheet from the sides of the tongue.

4. A sanitary pad for toilet seats including a base adapted to rest upon a toilet seat, and a plurality vof U-shaped sheets of paper secured to the base and each terminatlng at its ends in rearwardly extending tongues.

5. A sanitary pad for toilet seats including a substantially U-shaped base adapted to rest upon the front and side portions of a toilet seat, and'a plurality of superimposed layers of paper correspondingly shaped secured by their edges to each other and to the base, said sheets being formed with spaced series of perforations extending from end. to end of the sheets.

6. A sanitary pad for toilet seats including a base adapted to rest upon and be secured a to a toilet seat, and'a plurality of superimposed layers of paper secured by their edges to each other and to the base, each layer of paper being formed intermediate its Width with tongues which may be grasped to facilitate the removal of such layer.

In testimony whereof I afllx my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ANDREW L. KLEIN. [14. s.] Witnesses:

JOHN JENSEN, HANS PEDERSEN. 

